SERVICE MANUAL & I.C.A. FOR THE 7000 AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS
Revision G
Page 20 of 102 P/N 1004646 Doc. No. W7001-24-01
1.2 CLEANING
The outside of the float should be kept clean by
washing with fresh water and soap. Special care
should be taken to remove engine exhaust trails,
water-line marks, and barnacle deposits. After
salt water operations, washing with fresh water
should be done daily with special attention paid
to hard to reach places like:
- skin seams
- wheel well areas
- float attach points
- hardware
Alternatively, water taxiing in fresh water at
step-speed can help flush the entire system.
The float interior should be flushed out,
especially if salt water or polluted water gets
inside the compartments. If the floats are being
stored inside a building either installed on the
aircraft or not, it is strongly recommended to
remove the inspection covers so the interior of
the floats can dry out.
Even without direct contact with
saltwater, this hydraulic pump in the
aircraft fuselage has severely corroded
due to being in a saltwater environment
without being kept clean.
OPERATORS IN SALT WATER
ARE STRONGLY CAUTIONED
RINSING THE AIRCRAFT AND
FLOATS WITH FRESH WATER AT
THE END OF EACH DAY IS
CRITICAL. ADHERING TO THESE
CLEANING RECOMMENDATIONS
ARE VITAL FOR KEEPING
CORROSION TO A MINIMUM.
FAILURE TO CLEAN
THOROUGHLY CAN SEVERELY
SHORTEN THE LIFE OF THE
FLOATS.
SALT WATER, POLLUTED WATER
AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS,
ARE STRONGLY AND DIRECTLY
LINKED TO CORROSION AND
MUST BE HANDLED
PROACTIVELY.
